Posts by DeWolf

Getting a Refresh 349. That’s how many ‘engagements’ Diana Szynal estimates she had during her first year as president and CEO of the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce (SRC). By this, she means in-person meetings, Zoom sessions, phone calls, emails, talks at networking events, and more. These engagements were with a number of different constituencies…

Chris Peterson, CJ Eldridge and Dave Pare from Arcpoint Brewing have signed a lease at 30 Front St. to open the first brewery and taproom in Belchertown. Peterson said, “We want to be taproom focused. If we can, we won’t do a lot of distribution. We really want to create an atmosphere for people to…

The Greentown Labs Board of Directors to enthusiastically introduce you to Greentown Labs’ next Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Knobloch, effective Sept. 5, 2023. After an extensive, national search process, we are thrilled to welcome Kevin to the Greentown team, community, and climate ecosystem we are so proud to be a part of. A former Obama…

The Springfield Business Improvement District, a strategic partner in the city’s efforts to recruit, develop and support strong businesses, events, and community building in Downtown Springfield, has announced the hiring of Michelle Grout as its new Executive Director. She fills the vacancy created by Chris Russell’s departure in late December 2022. Michelle brings over 10…

Nominations are now open for the Springfield Regional Chamber’s 2023 Super 60 event. This year, Super 60 is reimagined and expanded with newly configured categories, providing an opportunity to honor more deserving businesses and nonprofit organizations within the Greater Springfield region. Super 60 seeks to recognize and celebrate businesses that have achieved remarkable success and…

Members of the Healey Administration visited Leverett on Wednesday to announce $15.5 million in grants to local school districts and nonprofits. Those grants will support organizations providing child development services and resources to families with young children, and promote school readiness, according to a news release from the Department of Early Education & Care. Read…

Springfield WORKS, a community-wide initiative with The Western Mass Economic Development Council (EDC) invite the community and elected officials to their press event and community conversation to share the results of the second Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant. Funding from this grant is helping to facilitate systemic socioeconomic changes in the city of Springfield, MA.…

Dr. Andrew Lam has forged an intriguing dual career. The first is in medicine, as a retinal surgeon with New England Retina Consultants, an attending surgeon at Baystate Medical Center, and an assistant professor of Ophthalmology at UMass Medical School. But he’s also turned his lifelong passion for history into four acclaimed books: two in…

Warren Hall calls April 23, 2013 — the day the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education approved architecture and building technology as a two-year associate-degree program at Springfield Technical Community College — “a great day.” “We were approved after a seven-year process,” said Hall, a professor in the program at STCC. “Creating programs is something I…